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"Supermarkets (in the real world) that prevent you from comparing products on price, by putting items in different sized bundles." At the HEB grocery stores in
by dwwoelfel 16y ago
"Supermarkets (in the real world) that prevent you from comparing products on price, by putting items in different sized bundles."
At the HEB grocery stores in Texas, every price sticker includes price/ounce or price/count. I was surprised by how often buying in bulk is more expensive. Take eggs for instance, there's a 50-50 chance that eggs in the 18-pack will cost a few cents more than the eggs in the 12-pack.
- amalcon 16y agoAround here, I see a lot of instances where one sticker is "price/ounce", another "price/pound", and sometimes a third with "price/count" or "price/volume". I thought this was just due to inconsistent manufacturer standards; I didn't expect that it was intentional.
- baddox 16y agoThe example they show also includes price per count, but the article presumes that customers won't look at the fine print. I have no sympathy for an uncaring customer getting ripped off; it's caveat emptor as far as I'm concerned.